New Adult

  • Contemporary Romance,  New Adult,  Of interest

    Meteor Garden/Boys Over Flowers

    Dao Ming Si, Hua Ze Lei (just Lei in the series) Xi Men, and Mei Zuo are the four leading males in the 2001 Taiwanese Meteor Garden and 2018 Chinese remake of Meteor Garden.

    The main female lead is named Shan Cai.

     

    “Meteor Garden is the classic love story; rich boy (Dao Ming Si) falls for poor girl (Shan Cai) and obstacles ensue.”                                                                                        -IMDB description

     

    Each version is based on the blockbuster manga BOYS OVER FLOWERS by Yoko Kamio

    Boys Over Flowers by Yoko Kamio

     

    I watched the 2018 version first, then the South Korean version titled Kkotboda namja (2009) “Boys Over Flowers.” Loved Min-Ho Lee as the rich thug Joon Pyo who falls for the poor student named Jan Di. His hairdo reminded me of the late, great Prince:

    Prince with his Purple Rain curls

     

    Min-ho Lee as Joon Pyo in BOYS OVER FLOWERS

     

    The F4 guys (the actors real names are listed) in the Korean version of Boys Over Flowers

     

    Leading lady Hye-Sun Ku portrayed Jan-Di, the “Shan Cai” of the Korean version.

    Haven’t seen the Japanese version yet, but I hope to view it soon.

    I thought the 2018 remake was good, as there were some much needed updates done on the story.

    Chinese version of the fabulous F4 from Meteor Garden. From left to right -Caesar Wu, Dylan Wang, Darren Chen and Connor Leong

     

    Then I saw the 2001 version with Jerry Yan, Vic Chou, Vanness Wu, Barbie Hsu and Ken Zhu, via You Tube.

     

    Meteor Garden 2001 version with Jerry Yan, Ken Zhu, Victor Chou and Vanness Wu as F4

     

     

    Until I view the Japanese version, Barbie Hsu is the best Shan Cai imho. There’s bullying and violence, gaslighting, in short no matter which version please don’t let kids or teens watch without adult guidance.

    The 2001 version is my favorite. One of the reasons is below:

     

     

     

     

    Back in 2001 the Taiwan version at least included a black woman with the “player” of the group, Xi Men. She didn’t have any lines, and her screen time was brief, but still . . .

    NetFlix has Meteor Garden 2018 and Boys Over Flowers 2009, while YouTube has Meteor Garden 2001. All versions have English subtitles.

     

  • Historical fiction,  Historical romance,  IR erotic romance,  New Adult

    The Rise of Phoenixes-Tian sheng chang ge

    Readers, if you enjoy a slow building romance, beautiful cinematography, exquisite costume and set design, then The Rise of Phoenixes may be just the show to binge on.

    It’s a story of “power, desire, lust and love among people of different kingdoms in ancient China” per IMDB

    All 70 episodes are on Netflix. While reading subtitles may not be for everyone, at least you can hear the actors original voices the way they intended their character portrayal to sound, and not an overdub.

    Kun Chen is the handsome, cunning son Ning Yi, who’s sixth in line for the throne. His title is the Prince of Chu, and his love interest is Zhi Wei (played by Ni Ni), a beautiful young lady of modest means who rises in the Emperor’s court.

    I laughed and cried while watching this show (I usually re-watch it during the weekends) and highly recommend it.

    Actors Kun Chen and Ni Ni are the romantic leads in this historical saga of royal sibling rivalry in ancient China.

     

    Kun Chen as Prince Ning Yi from The Rise of Phoenixes now on Netflix. This actor (sigh) what can I say? The man is gorgeous.    

     

    Kun Chen as The Prince of Chu

     

  • #BlackGirlMagic,  Contemporary Romance,  E books,  IR erotic romance,  New Adult,  Of interest

    Love in the time of Covid-19

    Readers, I hope this post finds you and your loved ones safe and well.

    I pray for us all.

     

    Pictured: Interracial Lovers Rikh ki Khumpai and Lolo Benoit.

     

     

     

    Thai-American Rikh ki ริคกี้ and African American Lolo

     

     

     

     

     

    My upcoming NCAA basketball love story:

     

    NCAA athlete Yul Sukari Appreciation pic

     

     

  • #BlackGirlMagic,  Contemporary Romance,  E books,  IR erotic romance,  New Adult,  Novella

    All American

    Meet Yul Sukari, All American. A southeast asian leading man and athletic marvel. Yul has one goal in mind, and that’s to play in the NBA.

    But what happens when transfer student Rhea Chappelle doesn’t fall for the big man on campus? Is playing for the NBA still number one on Yul’s list, or is numero uno now all about winning Rhea’s heart?

     

    Yul Sukari, ALL AMERICAN

     

     

     

    Yul Sukari and Rhea Chappelle

     

     

    Yul Sukari collage

     

     

    Yul Above the Rim

     

     

  • #BlackGirlMagic,  Adult Novellas,  Contemporary Romance,  E books,  IR erotic romance,  New Adult,  Novella

    For Love of the Game

    College basketball season is winding down, but I’m ramping up with new books that feature female players:

     

    Emanuelle playing in wheelchair league

     

     

    Emanuelle or “El” as she likes to be called, is a vibrant, sexually active paraplegic woman

     

    Emanuelle is a character who continues my Sex and the Single Paraplegic Series. The first book featured Torii and Ethan in At Last:

    Torii and Ethan

     

    My other basketball heroine:

     

    Rhea Chappelle

     

    Her love interest:

    Yul Sukari on the basketball court

     

     

  • #BlackGirlMagic,  Contemporary Romance,  E books,  IR erotic romance,  New Adult

    Basketball Jones

    Rhea Chappelle attempting a crucial free throw.

     

     

    Satu-Satu, Indonesian for One on One.  Pictured: Forward Rhea Chappelle and men’s basketball forward Yul Sukari.

     

    Big Love for Rhea Chappelle comes in the form of big man Yul Sukari, in the ebook One on One

     

    Promo for Forward Tenifah Ibekwe.

     

     

    Rivals – Tenifah “Teeni” Ibekwe shoots a free throw while Rhea Chappelle watches.

     

    Rhea and Tenifah with their school logos
  • #BlackGirlMagic,  Contemporary Romance,  E books,  IR erotic romance,  New Adult,  Novella

    Tall Story

    They’re called “bigs” on a basketball team, and my upcoming ebook features college sweethearts who play NCAA ball.

    Yul Sukari (I decided to change his first name from Yohan) and Rhea Chappelle are the bigs on their respective male and female squads.

     

    All is fair in Love and Basketball.

     

     

    Featured: Yul Sukari and Rhea Chappelle

     

     

    ESPNW scouts report on Rhea Chappelle

     

     

     

    Also featured: 

     

    Tenifah Ibekwe guards while Mercedes Abreu dribbles in One on One

     

     

    Big Nu point guard Jeloni Thorpe

     

    New promo for my books/website: